Pretty flat out there eh? Stay clear of Can-Cun, nothing for you there unless you want to take a flight to Havana.

Chichen Itza and then south?

Great stuff, loving it.

Hi Señor Tucker,

I agree no need to see Can-cun. But Tulum, yes. Chichen Itza definitly. I'm on a bit of a Mayan tear right now. That Mayan mask zip tied to the number plate of the bike seems to want to turn down every freaking back road that has a pyramid sign pointing down it.

John
Don't miss Tulum, the Mayan's knew how to pick a spot to live when then built Tulum! When you go into the park take your traje de bano porque la playa a bajo Tulum es el mejor! You can then cross into Belise at Chetemal.

I am heading towards Tulum. I am on a new fitness workout program called sweatin' to the pyramids so its taking me a while to make it there.

I don't have a traje de bano so will have to go swimming in my long johns. Picturas to follow.

Hope to do a similar trip in the next couple of years. There are decent cabanas/camping places right on the beach at Talum. From them it's a decent walk north to the ruins. Great place to swim at the ruins as well. Enjoying your reports. Paul

Hi Paul,

Glad you are enjoying the reports. Good to know about Tulum camping. I'll be sending back pics of white sandy beaches, hammocks, palm trees, and pyramids on the aqua blue waters of the Carribean pretty soon. Nice to have you along.

Hey JD
You probably know but for other readers, the Yucatan is full of cenotes. Actually the entire peninsula
Is like a giant rock sponge. The whole region is full of pits and underground caves. Some that are connected
For miles. The thing that makes them different is most are filled with water. Apparently if your huevos
are big enough you can scuba between them.
Anyways you can go into many of the denotes. There are a few near Telum that seem a bit touristy but for $50
a guide will take you snorkeling through the caves. Very very cool.
Happy Turkey Day

Some of your quips have a trace of M. Twain, Following The Equator (More Tramps Abroad, Titled for England).

That bald truck tire seems to have no rim.
Always a treat to see our Mexican tire guy seat beads with a poof of gasoline during roadside repairs.

edit: The pics of the temples w/o tourists present were a gift.

Thanks for keeping it real and us current.

BTW, Happy Thanksgiving JDowns!

Best Regards,
OldPete

Hi OldPete,

I totally forgot about Thanksgiving. It's funny how you lose touch after a few thousand miles. Its Thursday tomorrow so I assume that must be it. The only thing I saw today that vaguely resembled turkeys were some vultures feasting on carrion in the middle of the road. Oh, and a couple peacocks on the side of the road were vaguely reminiscent of turkeys.

Tacos and tortillas are probably the only T food I'll be eating tomorrow.

Hey JD
You probably know but for other readers, the Yucatan is full of cenotes. Actually the entire peninsula
Is like a giant rock sponge. The whole region is full of pits and underground caves. Some that are connected
For miles. The thing that makes them different is most are filled with water. Apparently if your huevos
are big enough you can scuba between them.
Anyways you can go into many of the denotes. There are a few near Telum that seem a bit touristy but for $50
a guide will take you snorkeling through the caves. Very very cool.
Happy Turkey Day

Hello John,I have watched your ride with great intertest since we met Sunday morning at Roll The Bones. I was one of the two 650l`s you spoke with. If you find yourself in Tulum I would like to recomend Xel-Ha. Its a beautiful lazy river with clean, clear water - very relaxing. Enjoy.

Hello John,I have watched your ride with great intertest since we met Sunday morning at Roll The Bones. I was one of the two 650l`s you spoke with. If you find yourself in Tulum I would like to recomend Xel-Ha. Its a beautiful lazy river with clean, clear water - very relaxing. Enjoy.

Hi godad,

Yes I remember you. I look forward to visiting Xel-ha and figuring out how to pronounce it.

Will make a point of posting pics of the river with me in it wearing my spankin' traje de baño jams as a special favor.

Hey JD
You probably know but for other readers, the Yucatan is full of cenotes. Actually the entire peninsula
Is like a giant rock sponge. The whole region is full of pits and underground caves. Some that are connected
For miles. The thing that makes them different is most are filled with water. Apparently if your huevos
are big enough you can scuba between them.
Anyways you can go into many of the denotes. There are a few near Telum that seem a bit touristy but for $50
a guide will take you snorkeling through the caves. Very very cool.
Happy Turkey Day

I concur, Splurge a little, this is worth the time. I went to Dos Ojos about 5 to 7 miles north of Tulum Cost me 400 Pesos the guy provided me with everything including a wetsuit. Guided me through about an 1 and 20 minutes... AWESOME.

I concur, Splurge a little, this is worth the time. I went to Dos Ojos about 5 to 7 miles north of Tulum Cost me 400 Pesos the guy provided me with everything including a wetsuit. Guided me through about an 1 and 20 minutes... AWESOME.

I was in Palenque on Turkey day last year and I noticed the patch work of repairs but seeing it through your trained eyes.

When you get to Tulum it's kinda expensive I rode almost to the end towards Punta Allen before I found something affordable. but Oh My that beautiful turquoise sea.

Okay Idahosam,

Dos Ojos it is after a swim in Xel-ha. It looks like I will be transitioning from Pyramid aerobics to aqua-aerobics in the next few days as soon as I get some swim trunks. I'll spend the money and report back. I owe it to all my devoted sponsors to report back with pics to keep them entertained until their next big ride.